Documentation

 

The eta/DSI Documentation consists of Manuals and Tutorials. This manual serves as the primary description of all eta/DSI functions and provides the user with a description of each of these functions and the necessary mechanics of how to use them. The Tutorials demonstrate how to implement the various functions in eta/DSI for use in specific finite element modeling applications.

 

This documentation was created to complete the following objectives:

 

1. Provide a description of general-purpose pre- and post-processor functions for constructing FEA models and reviewing analysis results.

2. Describe methods to interface with external data; reading and writing files to various MCAE solvers and accepting data from commercial CAD software.

 

Accompanying this manual is a set of Tutorials specifically designed to introduce modeling and application topics to the user. The Tutorials provide examples to demonstrate the different techniques used in creating a DSI simulation and how to use various modeling functions.  The Tutorials also serve as a training guide for new users to gain experience with DSI techniques, methodology, and software.

 

In addition to the eta/DSI Manuals and Tutorials, the solver-related features pertaining to eta/DSI¡¯s dynamic simulations can be found in the LS-DYNA User¡¯s Manual. The LS-DYNA User¡¯s Manual is the documentation for the LS-DYNA software, developed by Livermore Software Technology Corporation (www.lstc.com).